Foreign portfolio inflows into Indian equities have been negative since the beginning of 2025. As of mid-February, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have net sold Indian equities worth Rs 33,527.55 crores. However, after a one-month gap, FIIs turned net buyers, purchasing nearly Rs. 694.57 crore on 18th March, as per NSE data. The last instance of net buying by FIIs was on 19th February, when they bought shares worth Rs 8,216 crore.
So far in March 2025, FIIs have net sold Rs. 24,256.74 crores in Indian equities, whereas Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) have stepped in with net purchases of Rs. 34,479.11 crores, highlighting continued domestic institutional confidence in the market. During the initial 15 days of March, FIIs have made significant buying in three sectors: Media, Entertainment & Publication, Metals & Mining, and Services.
Following are the three sectors with FIIs’ buying activities between March 1st and 15th:
1. Metals & Mining Sector
The metals & mining sector recorded the highest FII inflows, with foreign investors purchasing shares worth Rs. 1,179 crores in the first half of March. This comes after a significant outflow of Rs. 606 crores in the latter half of February. Key stocks in this sector include NMDC, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, Tata Steel, Coal India, JSW Steel, Hindalco, SAIL, NALCO, and others.
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2. Services Sector
Foreign investors infused Rs. 305 crores in services sector stocks during the first 15 days of March, following a sell-off of Rs. 84 crores in the latter half of February. The Nifty Services Sector Index represents sectors such as software, IT education and training, banking, telecommunication services, financial institutions, power, media, courier, and shipping.
Key stocks in this sector include Max Healthcare Institute, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Jio Finance, SBI Life Insurance, Wipro, HDFC Life Insurance, and more.
3. Media, Entertainment & Publication Sector
The Media, Entertainment & Publication sector witnessed an inflow of Rs. 143 crores in March, following Rs. 34 crores of buying in February. Key stocks in the Media, Entertainment & Publication sector include Sun TV Network, Tips Music, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, PVR Inox, Saregama India and more.
All sectors, apart from the ones mentioned above, have experienced net outflows this month. The Information Technology (IT), Chemicals, and Telecommunication sectors witnessed outflows in the first half of March, in stark contrast to the latter half of February, when these sectors attracted significant FII inflows.
Written by Shivani Singh
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